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Technology Review: My Book Home Network Storage

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Like most homes today mine has more than one computer. I have infact two, a laptop for surfing the net and a desktop in the office / guest room. But I was becoming increasingly fustrated with having my music, pictures and documents split across the two. I’d log on to my desktop to find a document or file and then realise that it’s on the laptop. So I decided to buy My Book World Edition 1TB Home Network Storage.

What I love about it:

  • Having all my files in one place and being able to access them on any computer
  • Storage Size – A massive 1TB
  • Easy to Install – Maps the drive for you and even creates a desktop
  • Fast transfer time – Didn’t to take that long to transfer my data, considering the size
  • Security – It has good security features to protect my data including different users with levels of privilages and work groups
  • System Status – gives you information on space used and how the box is functioning.

    • What I struggled with:

  • Limited information on security – I had to fiddle with the security settings in order to work out how it works, at one point I was sharing my music and pictures with everyone. Granted I did put them in the public folder, but I thought it was just public for registered users. There was also limited information on the web when I was looking for support with it. Worked it out in the end though.

    • What I’ve not used (and therefore can’t review):

  • Backup software – It comes with 5 free licences but I will be backing up the Network Storage box on a seperate box and haven’t used their software. I’m going to use my own.
  • Accessing your files from the web – I’ve disabled this feature for added security, plus I have no need to access my files over the internet

    • Hope my review was useful. Blog technological soon,

    Antony

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    Sunday 18 October 2009

    Wireless again thanks to BT

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    I had been having some problems with connecting wirelessly to my BT Home Hub. I ended up plugging it in by the wire to the hub and even then it was slow. I emailed BT expecting never to get a response or waiting weeks to get it sorted (which was driving me mad, because I couldn’t write blog posts at my leisure).

    BT called me back the following day (I had wrote the email late at night before bed). I missed some of their calls to my mobile as I was at work. And then as soon as I got home my home phone went off. I answered some of the secruity questions and the guy on the phone from BT took control of my computer via the Internet and sorted out my problem in just 10 mins. In the past BT’s customer service hasn’t been good and my past blog posts have reflected this.

    So BT:
    I’m most impressed. Thanks again for enabling me to blog from my softa.

    Antony x

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    Wednesday 23 September 2009

    Another breech of our privacy?

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    I recently recieved an email about a new service that will give out your mobile number to people, after checking it’s ok to do with you supposedly.

    The company behind the 118 800 service, Connectivity, has bought 15m numbers from list brokers, market researchers and online businesses that store personal details, amounting to 40% of those in regular use in the UK.
    (from: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/jul/12/mobile-phone-service-privacy, Accessed online: 12th July 2009)

    It seems these days you can’t have any privacy. Apparently the service crashed when thousands of people went to their website to protect their privacy and register themselves as ex-directory:

    Controversial new mobile phone directory service 118800.co.uk has crashed, after thousands of users flocked online to remove their numbers from the site, according to reports.

    The site, which launched last month, now displays holding page which reads “service suspended while we make improvements”.
    (from: http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2245896/mobile-directory-crashes, Accessed online: 12th July 2009)

    What is most annoying is:

    However, UK data protection watchdog the Information Commissioner’s office has given a green light to the service..
    (from: http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2245896/mobile-directory-crashes, Accessed online: 12th July 2009)

    They are giving away our privacy without consultation to the highest bidder. I come home on a rare evening off an feel invaded by sales calls in my own home to the land line. I am ex-directory, but the meaning of that term seems to have changed. Does anybody remember a time when ex-directory, really mean’t ex-directory?

    What do you think about this service and our privacy?

    Write soon,

    Antony

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    Sunday 12 July 2009

    Teenage couple saved from lightening strike by Ipod

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    A teenage couple were in the news a few weeks ago (see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8109836.stm), they where saved by the girl being “plugged in” to her ipod and by holding hands.

    This made me realise two things:
    1. I recently give my Ipod to my mum.
    2. I now don’t have a partner to hold hands with (see David & Housewarming)

    Which means I am stuffed if I get struck by lightening. So keep your fingers crossed that it never happens.

    Finally it made me realise that – wow – maybe love does conquer all.

    Write soon,

    Antony

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    Sunday 5 July 2009
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